1880s NATIVE AMERICAN PLAINS CREE INDIAN EMBROIDERY DECORATED HIDE JACKET / COAT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4288598 | Tribal Affiliation: Plains Cree |
Very rare and stunningly beautiful, ca1880’s Native American Plains Cree Indian Embroidery Decorated, Buckskin Fringed Hide Jacket recently deaccessioned from the collection of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, Easton, Pennsylvania.
This outstanding, 19th century Plains Cree Jacket measures approx. 32" long overall and 19 1/2" across the shoulders. The decoration is stunningly beautiful extremely intricate - all hand spot stitched s...ilk embroidery of the very highest quality with exceptional detail and the highest quality craftsmanship (see closeups below). The Jacket features rawhide fringe to the collar, shoulders and shoulder line on the back.
This wonderful Cree Hide Jacket features embroidered decoration in foliate and flower designs on the breast pocket, the cuffs, the top and back of the shoulders and the front, vertical plackets (down the front on each side of the closure panels).
The Jacket retains what appear to be its original hook and eye closures – the “hooks” being made of metal and the “eyes” being thread.
Provenance: This outstanding Cree Hide Jacket was recently deaccessioned from the collection of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, Easton, Pennsylvania.
The Jacket offered here is unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. It is NOT a reproduction or modern recreation but an original Cree Fringed Hide Jacket crafted in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. The Jacket comes with our “no questions asked” return privilege and our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. It is guaranteed to be deemed authentic, original and as described by any qualified third party authentication service.
This very rare and wonderful, ca1880’s Plains Cree Embroidery Decorated Hide Jacket is in very good condition. All of the hide elements are well preserved – supple and sound with some soiling as can be seen in the scans below and a stain at the right hand cuff that causes the hide to be stiffened and somewhat deformed (see the detail scan below). There is some minor loss and some fading to the stunningly beautiful silk embroidery as can be seen in the scans below. The rawhide fringe is also very well preserved. We mention these minor flaws for completeness but none significantly detract from the beauty of this outstanding Cree Hide Jacket.
This is one of the most beautiful, 19th century Native American Hide Jackets we have ever had the pleasure to own and are proud to offer it here, as always, without reserve and with the confidence that it will attract the serious attention that it justly deserves!!
A very rare and simply fantastic, ca1880’s Native American Plains Cree Indian Embroidery Decorated, Fringed Hide Jacket and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other outstanding 19th and early 20th century Native American Indian Items which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Aug-04-19 at 14:55:04 PDT, seller added the following information:PLEASE NOTE: Some additional measurements:
Shoulder Seam to Shoulder Seam - 19 1/2"
Shoulder seam to cuff - 26"
Armpit to armpit - 23"
Jacket is a soft, medium weight, brain tanned hide.
00900
This outstanding, 19th century Plains Cree Jacket measures approx. 32" long overall and 19 1/2" across the shoulders. The decoration is stunningly beautiful extremely intricate - all hand spot stitched s...ilk embroidery of the very highest quality with exceptional detail and the highest quality craftsmanship (see closeups below). The Jacket features rawhide fringe to the collar, shoulders and shoulder line on the back.
This wonderful Cree Hide Jacket features embroidered decoration in foliate and flower designs on the breast pocket, the cuffs, the top and back of the shoulders and the front, vertical plackets (down the front on each side of the closure panels).
The Jacket retains what appear to be its original hook and eye closures – the “hooks” being made of metal and the “eyes” being thread.
Provenance: This outstanding Cree Hide Jacket was recently deaccessioned from the collection of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, Easton, Pennsylvania.
The Jacket offered here is unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. It is NOT a reproduction or modern recreation but an original Cree Fringed Hide Jacket crafted in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. The Jacket comes with our “no questions asked” return privilege and our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. It is guaranteed to be deemed authentic, original and as described by any qualified third party authentication service.
This very rare and wonderful, ca1880’s Plains Cree Embroidery Decorated Hide Jacket is in very good condition. All of the hide elements are well preserved – supple and sound with some soiling as can be seen in the scans below and a stain at the right hand cuff that causes the hide to be stiffened and somewhat deformed (see the detail scan below). There is some minor loss and some fading to the stunningly beautiful silk embroidery as can be seen in the scans below. The rawhide fringe is also very well preserved. We mention these minor flaws for completeness but none significantly detract from the beauty of this outstanding Cree Hide Jacket.
This is one of the most beautiful, 19th century Native American Hide Jackets we have ever had the pleasure to own and are proud to offer it here, as always, without reserve and with the confidence that it will attract the serious attention that it justly deserves!!
A very rare and simply fantastic, ca1880’s Native American Plains Cree Indian Embroidery Decorated, Fringed Hide Jacket and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other outstanding 19th and early 20th century Native American Indian Items which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Aug-04-19 at 14:55:04 PDT, seller added the following information:PLEASE NOTE: Some additional measurements:
Shoulder Seam to Shoulder Seam - 19 1/2"
Shoulder seam to cuff - 26"
Armpit to armpit - 23"
Jacket is a soft, medium weight, brain tanned hide.
00900
